CV of Phil Liggett MBE

Phil Liggett, a former amateur cyclist, born in Bebington on the Wirral, UK on 11.08.1943, has worked as a television commentator since 1978, covering eight summer (1980/84/88/92/96/2000/04/08) and four winter (1992/4/8/02/) Olympic Games for ITV, BBC, C7/C9 (Australia) CBS and NBC (America).

Phil is universally referred to as “The Voice of Cycling.”

In February 1998 he covered the Winter Games in Nagano for C7 Australia, where he commentated on the opening and closing ceremonies and ski jumping. In Lillehammer in 1994 he was voted the best commentator of the Winter Games by the Sydney Herald and the New York Times. CBS programmes made on the Paris-Roubaix classic, that Phil hosted and scripted, won EMMYS in America. He has worked on 37 Tours de France, never having been home in July since 1973. In 1992 he was awarded the medal of honour from the Tour for 20 years non-stop reporting, and in 2002 a silver plaque for 30 years reporting.

Entries for 2010 are now open - please note that entries are capped at 400 teams (2 riders per team) please CLICK HERE to enter now

Great News - there is an insert on Supercycling on SS6 23 June between 19h00 and 20h00.

Plans for our new event Albert Falls - Nagle Dam- Inanda Dam - Blue Lagoon Durban are very much up to speed. This 3 day stage race will be held on the three days before The Dusi Mfula -ensuring that riders could make it a back to back 5 day stage race!

The 3 days stage race will be capped at 100 teams for the first year. Entries will be opened to Founding Fellows (those riders who rode the inaugural Dusi Mfula) and then to riders who have ridden the Dusi Mfula. If there are any places left open we will then open entries to the public.on a first come first served basis - we are under pressure to open entries, but can only do this in the first week of July - so please bear with us.

We are finalising dates, entry fees and sponsorship and will update this space as soon as we can.

Ray

Thank you so much for organising such an awesome mountain bike experience,we will never no how much time and effort gets put into such an event but would really want you to know how much it is appreciated for giving us the oppurtunity to beable to ride through such beautiful places our country has to offer.Being able to have a nice hot shower after quite a long day was fantastic , the entertainment and food provided was top class!! It was our first Dusiumfula and it definetly wont be our last,I will be reading my emails everyday waiting in anticipation for the 2010 entries to open.Good luck with all the preperation that lies ahead we know it will be a huge success!!

Regards

Pieter and Melanie van Rooyen {still married after spending 11h cycling together}